Nicole Ari Parker AND Nazneen Contractor Feet And Legs

Nicole Ari Parker (born Nicole Ari Parker) is an American actress, who is employed in the fields of film, television and theatre. Her most well-known role is Teri Joe the fiery lawyer from her role on the Showtime show Soul Food. In the years following her marriage to her husband, she was referred to by the name Nikki Kodjoe. Since childhood, Nikki Kodjoe was an actor with a natural. In an Maryland contest with high school students, she was awarded the prize for the Best Actress. After working in theater and 'The Washington Ballet Company she earned a degree in acting from 'New York University. The actress received lots of praise for her debut large part in The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love. There followed films like 'Boogie Nights Spark & Blue Streak. The TV show Soul Food' was immensely appreciated. In addition, she was a part of TV shows like Second Time Around' and Empire. The stage was the place she appeared in several productions early in her career. Parker with a strong political interest she is currently married to actor/model Boris Kodjoe. The couple has two children.

Contractor, a Mumbai-born Indian and who was a resident of Nigeria since she was seven years old, knew a great deal about world cultures and traveling even at a very young age. She was educated in an boarding school in London between the ages of 7 and 9 years. Then, the family relocated from London in Toronto, Canada. In Toronto, Contractor excelled in academics and trained as a classical ballerina. At the Etobicoke School of the Arts (a public high school specializing in arts) she studied dance and theatre. Contractor was 16 when she realized that performing would be her future career. She had danced for over a decade. After she had completed high school, she won a full Scholarship to University of Toronto. At the University of Toronto she completed the Master of Arts in Theatre. She she also double-majored in sociology and psychology. Contractor was given the lead role in Pericles following a brief time in University. She was a part of the audition for the role at Stratford Shakespeare Festival (Ontario Canada) and received. The play received rave reviews and her performances in the 92 shows performed in the production. It was also voted the production of the year by Canadian reviewers in 2002. The conservatory in Stratford takes eight people as well as four females and a handful of additional people to take a 20 weeks of crash courses. Contractor received a guaranteed spot in the next season of shows and eventually landed the role as Hermia In A Midsummer Night's Dream.